Dykstra, or Dyk for short, lives in South Paris, Maine and is a professor emeritus of earth and climate science at Bates College (1988-2022). He attended Bates College for his bachelor of science (1980), then the University of New Hampshire for his master of science (1984), and finally Dartmouth College for his PhD. (1988).
His research is on the bedrock geologic history and ancient tectonics of the Appalachian Mountains in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and along the Maine coast, and the active tectonics and landscape geomorphology in New Zealand's South Island and the mid-ocean ridge exposed on the Reykjanes Peninsula of Iceland. Dyk's geology teaching is field-based, and his favourite Bates College courses are Geology of the Maine Coast by Sea Kayak, Katahdin to Acadia: Field Geology of Maine, Field Geology in Scotland, and Field Geology in the Western U.S. Rocky Mountains. He has received the excellence in teaching award at Bates College and was a geology naturalist on board the Prairie Home Companion cruises to Norway and the St. Lawrence River.
Dyk's love of active, field-based research in the Appalachian Mountains continues with writing papers and books, leading field trips, and making bedrock geologic maps. He is married to Lydia and has two sons, Spencer and Riley. He enjoys Nordic classic and skate skiing, fly fishing, sea kayaking, hiking, gardening, hanging out with pets, birding, and pursuing a conservation-oriented lifestyle.
Dykstra, or Dyk for short, lives in South Paris, Maine and is a professor emeritus of earth and climate science at Bates College (1988-2022). He attended Bates College for his bachelor of science (1980), then the University of New Hampshire for his master of science (1984), and finally Dartmouth College for his PhD. (1988).
His research is on the bedrock geologic history and ancient tectonics of the Appalachian Mountains in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and along the Maine coast, and the active tectonics and landscape geomorphology in New Zealand's South Island and the mid-ocean ridge exposed on the Reykjanes Peninsula of Iceland. Dyk's geology teaching is field-based, and his favourite Bates College courses are Geology of the Maine Coast by Sea Kayak, Katahdin to Acadia: Field Geology of Maine, Field Geology in Scotland, and Field Geology in the Western U.S. Rocky Mountains. He has received the excellence in teaching award at Bates College and was a geology naturalist on board the Prairie Home Companion cruises to Norway and the St. Lawrence River.
Dyk's love of active, field-based research in the Appalachian Mountains continues with writing papers and books, leading field trips, and making bedrock geologic maps. He is married to Lydia and has two sons, Spencer and Riley. He enjoys Nordic classic and skate skiing, fly fishing, sea kayaking, hiking, gardening, hanging out with pets, birding, and pursuing a conservation-oriented lifestyle.